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Meeting special educational needs: a Scottish perspective; vol. 1: innovatory practice and severe learning difficulties
- Editor:
- WATSON Judith
- Publisher:
- Moray House
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 196p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In 3 sections. Section 1 comprises accounts of curriculum development undertaken by practising teachers and by a speech therapist. Section 2 contains papers describing research undertaken by psychologists, and by a clinical research fellow in speech therapy. Section 3 describes innovations in service provision, all of which began as a result of pressure from parents.
New horizons in special education: evidence-based practice in action
- Editors:
- CARPENTER Barry, EGERTON Jo, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Sunfield
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 230p.
- Place of publication:
- Stourbridge
This book presents new ways to enable children with severe learning disabilities and autism to learn, and is based on the evidence of seven years of research by professionals working with children and young people at Sunfield. Projects included communication and self-advocacy, community access, health and mental health, family inclusion, curriculum development , psychology and therapies, and the Arts. Therapists, psychologists, teachers, teaching assistants, care workers, social workers and catering staff, along with families and children have all contributed to the book.
Inclusion: recent research
- Authors:
- BUNCH Gary, VALEO Angela
- Publisher:
- Inclusion Distribution
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Toronto
Presents papers on inclusive education for disabled children and children with learning difficulties. Looks at: the passage to inclusive education; teacher attitudes; children's attitudes; parents views; socialisation; the structure of lessons and teaching methods; children with behaviour problems, including behaviour management in the classroom; using paraprofessionals; models of education; collaboration and planning in inclusion; and strategies for curriculum development for all stages of education.